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Anonymous Donors Give $50,000 to Department

January 6, 2015

This summer the English Department received a $50,000 gift from two generous donors (a couple) who are dedicated to improving the college experience for English undergraduates and those students who take our classes. The donors targeted two projects, providing each with $25,000:

The donors also provided $25,000 to execute a proposal from the Center for Folklore Studies that will help with digitizing their archives, and since we have a core group of Folklore faculty and students in our department, this project will also have relevance to the work we do in English and will benefit scholars and teachers of folklore for years to come.

These generous donors wish to remain anonymous. "We’re quite comfortable," they say, "providing the opportunities for others and watching those opportunities grow in fantastic and creative ways." The department thanks them for their belief and investment in us and our undergraduates.